New-York tribune., 1887-11-21

lttic thrce year. old girl was given a peach She
disposed of everything but the stone. and then made
known her prcdicameut thus: Mamma. I've eaten
tho cloth and I've eaten tho meat, but what shall
10 with the bone -
II IS interesting to trace tho evolution of words and
expressions. Cultivated people say, " How do You
do Iho,c who are less precise say, IoWdydoo :"
The noble rrd man OF the West says. " How - While
the cat on the fence says, CIV - Norwich bulletin
once in A while tho>c severe Bostonlans will make
Joke that has decidedly Wild Western flavor about II.
Tho other day gontlemcn discussing the
cent appoint rnent Of Mr. George W Gable a. a Bible
Instructor In Boston. II f., ,tranG'" said one, that
novelist should be invited to point the road TO
righteousness "Not 80 strange nowadays replied
the other, Cable roads are becoming very common"
First Patriotic Loafcr What's this hear about air
brakes lOr freight train,
second dttO-Mhy, they are fitting freight trains
with that Westinghouse arrangement they have on
Az see rs a scheme TO prevent honest work
getting living. Why, blast the brakemrn IL
llyc Tor ever and fclIer never II get situation.
II grind tho labOring population to duSt'-tlo'toh
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Ihrrr Il a hot'l I'm Arkansas where tho rooms. In
stead ., being numbered ac designated hy the names
of cities and state, and you may hear such remarks
ln tho Office any time Herr. front, show
hi, gentleman to New orleans. take pitcher OF Ice
wacr To Minnesota what that man In Boston want :
AM make a hrc In Chicago
Rev Or wolcott Cabins, I'm The Congregation.
al-" tells interesting story of his visit to Mr..
We, all. the celebrated missionary to the French Mr..
Ne, all told him many amusing stories, among which
about an Engi>hnian who undcr,ook 10 adrc,~
a meeting I'm one Of the SALES, I'm broken but voluhlr
French After n while his preparation appeared Ia
havo out and be faltercd, IN In desperation ho
exclaimed Mea chors awis! Je regrettc beaucoup
de me pas connaitro menx la belle HsncaiSel" That
wa~ tho end Of the meeting Tho smile broke into
laughter and the whole audience was soon In tumult
Tho Ehcshman didn't know that hc had expressed
regret for his lack OF Acquaintance with tho beautiful
French woman -tspringhcd Union
At the Baptist Congress. In indianapolis the other
day Rob j. Bur 'cie. the hnmorIst spoke about tho
alleged tendency tho dailg newspapers to euargc
hc side OF human nature and to say hto about
Tho better. lie mttcd there was some truth IN tho
charge but tofcnd the practice by saying that II
newspapers shonl make ractic' TO I"cor only the
good deeds of men, tho editorial sanctums won Il be-
bcsclgcd hy men claiming to have lived sanity lives
an ,omandng to be written up. OF this
satcmrnt was only humorous cNaggcratlon. but tho
br thrcn smiled is though there might bc something in
IT.
A young Clergyman not far from Harlcm, being on
the cvo of marriage and not wishing Ia trouble any Of
he had already published the bauns from his own
pulpit, ho could marry himself The bishop at onco
capped the query with another: could you bury
youI,ellp That settled h.--(New York Ledger.
Tho Burcau OF Labor statistics OF Maino shows that
tho purchasing power Of dollar In that state Is much
greater than 1t was ton years ago a dollar Will pur
chase as much now AS would n dollar and seventeen
cents In 1877.
An old, feeble woman entered n horse car lIamp
den 81 Yesterday when tho much crowded,
and the first 10 offer her his seat young school
boy. passenger was heard To remark " That boy
shows his home training" and touching the boy 10y
his arm said, " for ono thank you .or your courtesy
TO the aged Boston Traveller.
Three htlo girls named Helena Appleton, Mars
Wooiton and Laura Roboriso hold fair In Boonton,
y. J., for tho benefit Of Tnr TnnuNE trcs-Air Fund
and realized Tia This brings up the total receipts
this year to so, l65 %
A Monumental snoh / Clerk Ito fellow clerkl- that
did Brown, tho head clerk, say TO YOU just MOVIE
bollow Clork-lIc gave mo down tho banks for mark